Massaging device



Filed Deo. 9, 1927 jiji/612 fr.'

"3.5 any apparatus b-uilt in accordance with the 19, discharging it through the apertures '25 so l '.40 electric motor, diagrammatically illustrated into the housing 12 in turn causing the clutch "4.5 of electric current. A rotary type blower or which is still rotating, producing a sub-ata Patented Dec. 9, 1930 UNITED stares PATENT oFFicE Application filed December 9, 1927. vSerial No. 238,790.

The present invention relates to improvefan', diagrammatically shown at 8, may be ments in a device for massaging, and more suitably keyed to the armature shaft and particularly to a device for facial massaging fiXedly attached to a hollow shaft 9 by and the like. Y means of an annular collar 10. A bearing 11 Y At the present time, many types of massagmay be provided in the housing 1 for the shaft 50 ing devices enjoy wide usage. Certain of 9. A clutch casing 12 having an end plate these, particularly those adapted for facial v13, a bearing 14, and an aperture 15 provided use, have a soft massaging element which is with a cover 16, may be provided and suitcaused to rotate while in contact with the ably connected, for instance by means of a in skin of the subject, thus stimulating the cirthreaded coupling 17, to the shaft 9. An 55 culation of blood beneath the skin. A cup annular clutch seat 18 may be disposed withshaped member may also be attached to such in the housing 12. A hollow shaft 19 having devices and caused to oscillate rapidly against a clutch cone 2O and a flange 21 may be disthe skin to open and clean the pores. l/Vhen posed within the clutch casing 12 and jour- 15 the actuating mechanism is regulated to cause nailed in the bearing 14:. A compression e@ oscillation of the cup, the cup i-s not caused spring 22 may be provided,between the iiange to rotate. Were it rotated and oscillated at 21 and the clutch seat 18, of a strength sufthe same time, the friction might be so great .iicient to normally force the clutch cone as to cause the cup to grip and twist the skin into engagement with the seat 18. A hollow 2c to such an extent as to cause injury. cup shaped massager 23, of suitable material e.;

An object of the present invention is to such for instance as rubber, may be attached combine these two massaging operations into to the hollow shaft 19 by means of a couone, causing the skin to be subjected to both pling 24:. the rotating action of the rotating massager In the operation of the device, a suitable :is and a substantially constant suction effect supply of electric current may be conducted se similar to that of the oscillaing cup shaped to the motor Vf1 through wires 7, causing the massager. motor to function and rotate the entire as- A further object is to control independent sembly mounted on the shafts 5, 9 and 19, ly of each other the force of the suction and including the fan 8, the clutch casing 12, the

the rotation of the massaging element. clutch cone 20, the coupling 24 and the nia-st(5 Other objects, features and advantages saging element 23. The aperture 15 being will be more particularly apparent from the closed by the cap 16, the fan 8 will draw air following detailed description. through the passageway formed by the masrllhe drawing is a view partly in section, of sager 23, the coupling 24, and hollow shaftpresent invention. v in the motor housing 1. The rotating` mas- Beferring more in detail to the drawing, a sager 23 may be pressed against the skin of metal housing l having a removable end the subject with sufficient force to compress plate 2 and a handle 3 may be provided. An spring 22 causing the shaft 19 to slide further at 4, having an armature shaft 5, journalled cone 2() to disengage the seat 18. The disin a bearing 6, may be disposed within the engagement of the clutch will cause shaft 19 housing 1.v Suitable wires 7 may be provided to cease rotating as it is disconnected from to connect the motor with a suitable source the rest of the assembly, including the fan 8,

mospheric pressure condition within themassager 23. By reducing the pressure with which themassager 23 is pressed against the di g skin of the subject, the clutch may be'lightly f creasing the pressure with which the mas-A yio - engaged to cause the massager 23 to slowly rotate. Thus the rotation may be made intermittent by alternately increasing and desa'ver is applied. 1

If it is desirable to reduce the suction createdby fan 8, theaperture l may be partiallyor entirely kopened .to allow air to enter thehollow passageway in shaft9.` If no suction whatever is desired, the vaperture maybe completely opened to supply the fan 8 with the maximum amount of air it maydemand. By so operating the device, it is made to function in a manner similar to the rotating massaging devices vwhich operate without a plying any suction to the skin.

Itis to e understood that a. hollow'flexible shaft may be attached to the shaft 9 connecting the shaft 9 and the clutch assembly to f permitithe motor and fan to be mounted ona stand in avmanner similar to the conventional type hair clippers. I may also einploy'a set of reduction gears between the massager 23 and vthe .fan 8 to causethe massager 23 to rotate` at a slower yrate of speed than the shaft 5. It is also to be understood that I may employ a. system of levers or rods to engage'and dis# kengage the clutch. Y

I'claim as my invention: f y1. 'In a massaging device, the combination with ka rotatable massaging element, of means for rotatingf'said massaging element, and

means permitting the disengagement of the saidmassaging element from `said rotating means when the pressure against said massagey element exceeds a predetermined amount. i f

2. In a massaging device, the combination with a rotatable massaging element, of means for rotating said massaging element, and means comprising Ya springactuate-d clutch for permitting partial disengagement of said massaging element from said rotating means while a predetermined pressure is borne against said massaging element. i y

'3. In a massaging device, the combination kwith a rotatable massaging element, of means for rotatingsaid massaging element, means for'creatinga,subatmospheric pressure with kin saidfmassaging element, and means" permitting ythe gradual disengagement ofl tlie said massaging element from said rotating means when a predetermined pressure is borne against said massaging element. i

4. In a massaging-device, the combination with arotatable massaging element, of a fan adapted to create a subatmospheric pressure within said massaging element, means for rotating said massaging element, meansfor operating saidfan, and means permitting the gradual disengagement of said massaging Yelement from said k'rotating means when a predetermined increasing pressure is borneL against said massaging element.

' 5. Ina massaging device, the combination with a. housing, yof arotatably driven shaft, a fan yfixed to rotate with said shaft to create suction within said housing, a hollow shaft having cooperative connection' to rotate with said first mentioned shaft, a hollowmassaging element connected to the latter, said latter connection being loose and disengageable by force applied in pressing said massaging element against the skin to thereby-interrupt the rotation of said massaging element.

- 6. In a massaging device, the combination with alioiising, of arotatably driven shaft, a

faiijfixed to rotate with said shaft to create suction within said housing, a hollow shaft having cooperativeconnection to rotate with said first mentioned shaft, `a hollow massaging element connected to the latter, said latter Vconnectionbeing loose and disengageable by force'applied in pressing said massaging ele-y mentagainst. the skin to thereby interrupt Vthe rotation of said massagin element while maintaining suction throng saidV hollowv 'shaft and hollowmassagingelement.

skin to disengage-y said clutch` from said first mentioned shaft to thereby interrupt the rotation of said massaging element without interrupting the ymaintenance of suction through said hollow shaft vand hollow massaging element.

8,. In a massaging device, the combination with a housing, of a rotatably driven shaft, a

fan fixed to rotate with said yshaft-to create suction vWithin said housing, a hollow shaft having cooperative connection to rotate with said first mentioned shaft, a hollow massagingelement connected to the latter, said latter connection being loose and disengageable by forcefapplied in pressing said massaging element against the skin to thereby interrupt thek rotation of said massagingv element, Vsaid housing being provided with a valve controlled aperturefor regulating the amount of suction imposed on kthe skin ofthe user.

In a massaging device, the combination with ahousing, of a rotatably driven shaft, a

vfan rvfixed `torotate with saidshaft to create suction within said housing, a hollow shaft having cooperative connection to rotate with said 'first mentioned shaft' through the medium ofa clutch, a massaging element mountg ed onfsa'idhollow sha-ft, a spring cooperative- LEV A. MEKLER. 

